Pittwater Life April 2019 Issue

Art Life
Art Life
Wonderful ways to workshop
Sydney Art Space has
enjoyed a great start to
2019 with sculpture workshop
courses on Tuesday evenings
and Friday afternoons currently
full and on waitlist for Term
2. New to their coursework
schedule for Term 2 will be Oil
Painting on Monday evenings
from 6-9pm with artist and
educator Kate Wilkie.
Latest news is that Sydney
Art Space is now registered for
the government’s Creative Kids
Program and you can claim this
rebate from Term 2 for HSC
and Kids Art Club coursework.
HSC private tuition is running
every second Saturday morning
and currently there is one place
available. The last HSC session
for Term 1 is April 6.
Kids Art Club is on Wednesday
afternoons from 3.30-
5.30pm, with the children
currently painting and handbuilding
in clay.
Drawing Fundamentals will
run on Wednesday mornings
for Term 2 from 9.30am-
12.30pm; it will include a visit
to the Art Gallery of NSW for a
special drawing session. Life
Drawing will run for five sessions
in Term 2 on Thursday
evenings 6.30-8.30pm.
And they have a fabulous
line-up of art workshops for
adults and children over the
April School Holidays, including
hand-building in clay, drawing,
painting, collage, assemblage,
eco dyeing and weaving.
More info sydneyartspace.com
Coast Walk Public
Art Strategy on show
Council says it is closer to
delivering major public
art projects for the Northern
Beaches Coast Walk, with the
Coast Walk Public Art Strategy
going on exhibition.
The plan is the culmination
of extensive community engagement
and
collaboration by
Council and heritage
consultants
with local
arts, heritage
and environmental
community
groups and
clubs.
Northern
Beaches Mayor
Michael Regan
said public art
will complement the spectacular
outlook and environment
along the 36-kilometre
walkway, due for completion
in 2020.
It’s anticipated the walk
would resemble a permanent
‘Sculpture By The Sea’-type
experience, showcased annually
in the eastern suburbs
between Bondi and Tamarama
and also in Cottelsoe in WA
(pictured).
“The Coast Walk is a
unique, world-class walking
experience for both the local
community and visitors,” said
Mayor Regan. “We want the
public art along the walk to
reflect the heritage, the natural
landscape and the cultural
significance of the area.
“Community engagement
has been an important platform
in developing the draft
Coast Walk Public Art Strategy,
with the main objective being
to understand what the community
wants the Coast Walk
to provide in the long term as
an interactive experience.”
In the initial
stages, arts
and heritage
experts were
involved in a
scoping study
of the coastline
to identify
themes, concepts,
opportunities
and
key locations
for creative
outcomes.
Council will soon call for
expressions of interest from
artists with a view to commissioning
artworks for this
environmentally sensitive
coastal area.
The draft Strategic Plan
provides guidance for Council
to deliver high quality public
artworks at various sites along
the walkway, stretching from
Manly to Palm Beach.
Two million dollars over
four years has been allocated
to the project from Council’s
Merger Savings Fund.
*To have your say on the
plan visit northernbeaches.
nsw.gov.au. It will also be
available for viewing at all
Council’s libraries, main offices
and arts venues such
as the Glen Street Theatre.
38 APRIL 2019
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